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Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 19, 2022

4,036 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.64/cwt +3.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,152/hd at 765 lb · 336 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $159.46/cwt -1.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,226/hd at 769 lb · 296 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $169.69/cwt +0.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,133/hd at 668 lb · 278 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,036 6,569 3,780
Feeder cattle 3,620 6,104 3,381
Slaughter cattle 293 339 246
Replacement cattle 123 126 153

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report ** Compared to last week, yearling steers 600 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher. Steer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold unevenly steady. Yearling heifers 550 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves 400 lb to 550 lb sold unevenly steady. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 194.00 $194.00 $650 -5.46
378–387 380 20 211.00–215.00 $213.89 $813 +5.04
350–398 fancy 392 8 223.50–224.00 $223.56 $876 +1.56
417 fancy 417 10 218.00 $218.00 $909 +4.00
449 449 5 195.00 $195.00 $876 -2.16
455–495 460 12 175.00–183.00 $180.22 $829 -15.72
480–499 fancy 497 19 193.00–196.00 $193.30 $961 -20.24
500–536 513 11 185.00–188.00 $186.86 $959 +0.82
513 unweaned 513 10 155.00 $155.00 $795 —
511–521 fancy 515 36 194.00–201.00 $195.57 $1,007 -6.88
570–571 fancy 570 41 186.00–188.00 $187.71 $1,070 -7.82
557–591 576 203 175.00–181.50 $178.13 $1,026 -0.24
577 unweaned 577 5 160.00 $160.00 $923 —
605–620 fancy 610 44 175.00–178.00 $176.82 $1,079 -3.43
602–649 625 130 164.50–174.00 $168.01 $1,050 -0.32
653 fancy 653 70 176.00 $176.00 $1,149 +4.06
651–692 673 208 165.00–170.75 $167.57 $1,128 +2.49
708–744 718 136 159.00–167.75 $165.36 $1,187 +2.36
752–775 fancy 763 177 159.00–164.75 $162.33 $1,239 -6.42
750–791 777 119 148.00–157.50 $155.19 $1,206 -3.38
801–823 810 57 154.00–160.50 $159.53 $1,292 +5.23
850–884 874 151 151.25–158.60 $154.82 $1,353 +3.61
906–937 923 154 151.25–154.10 $152.99 $1,412 +2.63
966 966 5 151.50 $151.50 $1,463 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 3 171.00 $171.00 $612 —
478 478 8 168.00 $168.00 $803 -5.90
507–538 519 21 172.00–174.00 $173.21 $899 +0.88
602–632 621 11 159.00–162.00 $160.94 $999 +2.19
681 681 16 160.50 $160.50 $1,093 +6.18
705–745 739 37 139.00–153.00 $150.83 $1,115 -3.66
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155 1155 1 125.50 $125.50 $1,450 +0.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 39 189.00 $189.00 $646 +1.00
377–386 381 10 177.00–183.00 $180.57 $688 +6.70
378–386 unweaned 381 9 161.00–170.00 $164.04 $625 —
422–433 425 12 172.00–178.00 $176.47 $750 -2.20
467 unweaned 467 2 146.00 $146.00 $682 —
470–482 fancy 477 42 176.00–177.00 $176.55 $842 -2.28
450–498 486 57 159.50–169.00 $160.53 $780 -8.85
511 fancy 511 18 169.00 $169.00 $864 -4.69
507–538 515 77 157.00–166.00 $162.59 $837 +3.22
552–553 fancy 552 47 163.00–165.00 $164.36 $907 —
557 unweaned 557 8 143.00 $143.00 $797 —
551–596 584 99 153.00–158.50 $155.34 $907 -2.61
615 fancy 615 79 161.75 $161.75 $995 +1.07
612–641 625 198 153.00–158.50 $156.41 $978 +3.44
650–696 673 177 149.50–158.85 $156.69 $1,055 +6.31
690 fancy 690 59 159.75 $159.75 $1,102 +1.15
707–727 721 50 153.00–158.00 $156.32 $1,127 +7.41
750–797 765 336 146.00–153.00 $150.64 $1,152 +3.11
810 fancy 810 47 150.75 $150.75 $1,221 —
850 850 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,190 —
925 925 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,193 +5.00
965 965 4 116.00–121.00 $119.75 $1,156 -3.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–418 414 14 144.00–167.00 $150.40 $623 -13.21
491 491 4 157.00 $157.00 $771 +11.68
507–549 543 15 154.00–156.00 $155.75 $846 +6.44
592–599 595 11 130.00–147.50 $139.49 $830 -3.39
617–621 620 67 141.00–148.50 $146.57 $909 +2.07
689 689 10 142.50 $142.50 $982 —
714–728 724 46 143.00–147.00 $145.41 $1,053 +9.16
790 790 14 139.00 $139.00 $1,098 +0.19
808–814 812 12 130.00–141.00 $133.65 $1,085 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 2 121.00 $121.00 $1,264 —
1105–1135 1113 4 121.00–126.00 $122.28 $1,361 +16.28
1212–1230 1218 3 91.00–115.00 $106.92 $1,302 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
572 572 4 161.00 $161.00 $921 -0.73
691 691 3 135.00 $135.00 $933 —
720–735 728 2 132.00–134.00 $132.99 $968 —
782–797 790 4 132.00–139.50 $135.71 $1,072 —
825 825 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,089 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–2077 1325 80-85% 154 60.00–69.00 $63.73 $844 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1615 1144 85-90% 59 50.00–59.50 $56.78 $650 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1855 1543 75-80% 12 68.00–72.00 $70.61 $1,090 —
1275–1810 1633 75-80% 12 73.00–75.00 $73.86 $1,206 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1700–1785 1743 2 68.00–76.00 $72.10 $1,257 -2.90
1675–2055 1932 8 81.00–90.00 $85.70 $1,656 —
2190–2265 2228 2 98.00–101.00 $99.47 $2,216 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1297 1297 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 835.00 $835.00
1287–1510 1372 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 21 850.00–1,020.00 $870.05
1379–1380 1379 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 950.00–1,175.00 $1,137.48
1215–1424 1399 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 60 760.00–1,035.00 $990.79
1349–1555 1428 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 26 975.00–1,035.00 $1,000.13
1510 1510 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.